Shaft Weather in December
Shaft in December
The short of it: Shaft in December averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 5° · rain 135 mm · daylight 9 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Shaft an average December high of 12°, a low of 5° and some 135 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 12°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 135 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 37 min in mid-December, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Shaft runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Aḩmad Sar Gūrāb, 5 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Shaft, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aḩmad Sar GūrābGilan Province | 5 km SW | 12° | 5° | 130 mm |
| Rūd PīshGilan Province | 7 km N | 12° | 5° | 136 mm |
| FūmanGilan Province | 10 km NW | 12° | 4° | 129 mm |
| GashtGilan Province | 10 km W | 12° | 4° | 124 mm |
| MarjaghalGilan Province | 12 km N | 12° | 4° | 132 mm |
| Şowme‘eh SarāGilan Province | 16 km NNW | 11° | 3° | 128 mm |
| Gūrāb ZarmīkhGilan Province | 20 km NW | 11° | 3° | 122 mm |
| RashtGilan Province | 20 km NE | 14° | 6° | 150 mm |